SOLD! - 1956-1957 Gibson Les Paul "Doube Gold" Goldtop

All our vintage guitars are special, but some are more special then others... :-)
 
This is an original 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop that was sent back late 1956 or early 1957 to the Gibson factory for repair and during that process the serial number was re-stamped at Gibson.
 
Those ink-stamps are pretty rare but they're out there and 100% authentic from Gibson factory (confirmed by Gibson in a message). So now this Les Paul is basically a "double goldtop" as it has been finished twice. Other than that there are no signs of a repir to the body or neck.
 
The serial number indicates a 1956 model but the pots read 134.7.01 (1st week of 1957) and the finish looks 100% original 50's. Along it's life on the road this guitar was taken care for in a good way and it has seen a few small repairs: replaced binding on the treble side of the neck, new volume pot for the bridge pickup, new tone cap, replaced wiring from the toggle switch to the pots cavity, newer output jack plate and two new tuner bushings. The rest of this crazy cool guitar is all original: short seam aluminum stoptail, non-wire ABR-1 bridge, tuners, pickguard, pokerchip, switchtip, trussrod cover, P90 pickups, knobs... It's all there!!
 
And yes, this axe has been on the road! The finish on the back of the neck is worn off, it has bumps, scratches, checking, fading, you name it, it has got it. All except for cracks or breaks that is! So it's got the mojo, now it needs a new caretaker.

This is  a great opportunity to get an amazing sounding 1956 ABR1/stoptail Les Paul at almost half the price of a mint example - without any breaks and with Gibson factory original finish!!  Includes the 50's Gibson Les Paul brown case and Cites documents.